Howard Beach

Howard Beach is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in southwestern Queens, New York City. The neighborhood is located in between Ozone Park to the north and Jamaica Bay to the south, and it was established in 1897 by glove manufacturer William J. Howard. The neighborhood originated as an area with 18 cottages and a hotel, with much of it being empty marshland; after World War II, the area underwent new development. In the early 1950s, farmland was replaced by several co-op and condo apartment buildings, and many of the area's old houses were torn down during the 1990s and 2000s as million-dollar mini-mansions were built instead. In 2010, Howard Beach had a population of 26,148 people, with 85.9% being white (mostly Italians), 11.8% Hispanic, 2.8% Asian, 2.3% other, 1.2% multiracial, and 1% African-American.